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TAMING OF THE THIEF

Taming of the Thief, July 2012
The Fortunate Buddha #2
by Heather Long

Author Self-Published
204 pages
ISBN: 1452453268
EAN: 9781452453262
Kindle: B008KFB5HE
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"A murder, a sexy Frenchman, and a golden Buddha makes for some wonderful romantic suspense...."

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TAMING OF THE THIEF
Heather Long

Reviewed by Cheryl Beal
Posted September 27, 2012

Romance Suspense

Sophie Kingston is a museum curator who specializes in far eastern art. Sophie has a passion for art as well as for all of her friends and family. She witnesses a colleague being murdered in the storage rooms in the museum basement one morning and finds herself running for her life.

Pietr Sauvage is a handsome, mysterious Frenchman who shows up right after the murder, asking Sophie for her help. He has connections and is able to help Sophie with the police when she is attacked the night after the murder, but can Sophie trust him?

Sophie and Pietr are thrust into a fast paced adventure as they race to unravel the mystery surrounding the murder at the museum and the Fortunate Buddha. The danger they face draws them closer together and they soon find themselves giving in to their desires.

THE TAMING OF THE THIEF is a fast-paced, romantic adventure. Heather Long always does a wonderful job with character development and she comes through again with this book. Sophie is a beautiful, witty, strong heroine who kept me laughing through the entire book and Pietr is a wonderful bad boy who makes you swoon. THE TAMING OF THE THIEF is the follow up to The Love Thieves and I thoroughly enjoyed both books!

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SUMMARY

One Treasure… Some would kill to know what Sophie Kingston knows. Rich and powerful people will do anything to possess the secret, but not even Sophie realizes how much danger she is inβ€”or how far they will go to hunt her down and take it from her. But when she sees a murder no one can prove, the threats to her life keep coming. One Hunt… Billionaire Pietr Sauvage is neck deep in the hunt for The Fortunate Buddha when a lead draws him to New York and thrusts him into the life of art history specialist Sophie. What began as a favor turns into a desperate need to protect the sexy curator from the dark web of deception threatening to pull her under. Too Many Thieves… Lost in the shadow of intrigue and danger, Sophie must learn to trust Pietr, a man with an agenda, a man she can’t help but desire, before the ruthless thieves steal their only chance. Raising the stakes heightens the attraction…

EXCERPT

β€œI've had an abysmal day. I am not in the mood for entertaining much less having a meal with someone I don't know and who broke into my apartment and is currently threatening me.” β€œI am not.” β€œYes. You are.” Sophie punctuated the words with a hard shove against his chest. To her surprise he stepped back, nimble as a cat and held his hands out wide. It was her chance. She could slip out the door and make a run for it. If nothing else she could yell her lungs out. She knew all of her neighbors. Valorie across the hall with her five kids would call the police in a heartbeat. But Sophie didn't yell. She didn't yank the door open. She didn't bolt. β€œWhat's your name?” Sophie asked instead. β€œThen we chat? Perhaps over wine?” β€œNo, then I check your references and perhaps we meet tomorrow for coffee.” He laughed then; a long, inviting, warm chuckle that beckoned her to abandon caution for the sheer exhilaration of leaping. β€œI am not sure what references you intend to check. Is there a database for cat burglars?” β€œIs that what you are?” β€œAn outdated term to be certain, but I rather doubt that you will find me listed under some typical B & E reference of a library database.” His too sexy mouth twitched. He enjoyed the banter. Call me crazy, but so am I. β€œThen maybe Interpol would be a better reference point.” β€œYou wound me little bird. Interpol is extremely low brow for someone of my caliber.” β€œAnd I only have your word for that.” Sophie countered.

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